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HARDYās mom reflected on her now-superstar sonās path to success in a new interview on the heartfelt podcast, Got It From My Momma, a recently-debuted show where host Jennifer Vickery Smith interviews the women who raised famous entertainers.
Sarah Hardy spent her life in her home state of Mississippi before relocating to Nashville, Tennessee, in support of her children who were chasing their dreams, and to be closer to her grandchildren. Throughout the podcast episode, Sarah shared stories about HARDYās childhood, her vision for his career as singer-songwriter, her proudest moments, her faith and more, including the call she received when her son and three others sustained āsignificant injuriesā in a tour bus accident overnight in October.
HARDY ā who recently released his half country, half rock album, the mockingbird & THE CROW ā announced on his social media channels at the time that āour tour bus was in an accident on our way home from Bristol, [Tennessee],ā he said, in part. āThere were just four of us, including myself, on the bus, however we were all treated for significant injuries.ā
Sarah told Smith it was āscaryā when she received a call from her sonās road manager, Noah, around 3:30 a.m. that morning. She was āsound asleep,ā though sheās a light sleeper and āthankfullyā awoke to the sound of her phone buzzing. Sarah remembered that she knew āthis is not gonna be goodā when she saw the name āNoah Brownā appear on her phone. She told Smith that at first, she thought her son, whose first name is Michael, had been involved in an accident that only impacted him (for example, a fall that resulted in a broken leg, she said).
āHe [Noah] told me that there had been a bus accident and he told me that they were in the hospital⦠he said, āeverybodyās OK,āā Sarah recalled. āThe bottom line was, he reassured me it was not a life-threatening thing.ā
Sarah said her husband was out of town, and she was watching the kids at the time. HARDYās now wife, Caleigh, was on her bachelorette trip at the time. Sarahās husband immediately headed back home, and she began sending text messages to loved ones to let them know about the accident before the news broke. Sarah said another country hitmaker, Morgan Wallen, was the one who brought HARDY home from the hospital. Wallen was ājoking around and FaceTimingā with HARDY when the bus accident happened, Sarah said, explaining that the two artists were on their respective buses at the time and Wallen apparently saw the screen go black at the time of the crash (he didnāt immediately realize what happened, she said, noting that Wallen apparently wasnāt sure if it was just a prank, though no one picked up when he tried calling back).
Smith said Tanner Gallagherās recollection of the accident hit close to home for her. One of her son, Cooper Smith ā who is a videographer for his brother, singer Conner Smith ā is in the same role. Gallagher opened up about the accident shortly after it happened, posting photos from the hospital and sharing more details about what had happened that night. Gallagher said at the time that the group of four ā Gallagher, HARDY, Noah and their bus driver Ricky ā that āour bus ran off the highway at around 70mph flipping us into the woods. ā¦.Within what felt like 3 seconds, our bodies were thrown across the room knocking us all unconscious. By the grace of God, we all survived.ā
āIt was a lot worse than I realized at the time,ā Sarah said on Got It From My Momma. she added that Gallagher is still healing, ābut heās young and heās strong and heās come a long way⦠heās going to be OK.ā
Sarah also expressed gratitude for everyone who contacted her son after the accident to offer their support and well-wishes. She said, āwe are so thankful that theyāre all OK.ā
Smith closed the podcast by asking Sarah what she believes HARDY got from her. Sarah believes she and her son share the same authenticity and self confidence.
Got It From My Momma features chats āabout family, fame, and faith with the mommas of your favorite entertainers.ā Previously, Smith has spoken to Thomas Rhettās mom, Lauren Alainaās mom and others. Listen to the podcast on iHeartRadio here.